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    Default Ridiculous scam?

    Look at this (French eBay)...

    I have no doubdt it's a scam, but what really pisses me off is that there are hundreds of auctions like these, and it make it really boring to browse through ebay.

    http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?..._BIN_Stores_IT

    http://cgi.ebay.fr/Elegant-Fancy-mus...QQcmdZViewItem

    http://cgi.ebay.fr/Elegant-stunning-...QQcmdZViewItem

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    heh .. i totally understand whacha mean man ..

    When i was first time bidding on ebay, it was a lonestar for about 500 bucks or somewhere there. Its kindda hard to believe, however ebay was fast enough to catch up with the bogus seller and cut off all his ads
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    You can tell it is French because it has hair under the neck joint
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    I am not an ebay user but surely there's something that can be done against these ba$tards?!? Nan ? Espacially when they are doing it on several items.
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    Default Re: Ridiculous scam?

    So why does the seller have good feedbacK?

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    i dont get it... where is the scam? is it because its priced so low?

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    Default Re: Ridiculous scam?

    Quote Originally Posted by stonabus
    i dont get it... where is the scam? is it because its priced so low?
    Take a look at the shipping prices...

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    Default Re: Ridiculous scam?

    It's not a scam. If you're too dumb to read the shipping costs before you bid, you deserve what you get.

    Cheeze-ball, yes. Scam, no.

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    I don't believe that the seller doesn't even give the model of the guitar and many of the auctions talk about ancient chinese craft...

    Don't know how they get positive feedback however.

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    Ebay charges a commission on the sale price. Ebay does not charge a commission on the shipping cost. Hence, millions of acutions for goods at cut-rate prices and inflated shipping.
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    those are fake guitars..

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